Army CHESS 2008 Contract Vehicles Guide - KMI Media Group

2008 

CONTRACT VEHICLES GUIDE 

Published by Military Information Technology

Securing and Maintaining 

Everything that Matters. 

Since the 2003 award of the Microsoft Enterprise License Agreement, Softmart 

has aided the Army in their management of an array of software acquisition 

and license management situations. 

Softmart has over 20 years of solid experience in providing software 

licensing expertise. This expertise is extended to the Army as a 

resource to support decisions involving Microsoft product licensing 

and the Army’s initiatives in support of the warfighter. 

Softmart provides custom web based tools to aid the Army in 

sustaining effective license management, facilitating efficient order 

approval, processing and tracking and maintaining a commanding 

control of the distribution of Microsoft product licensing. 

In addition, the Army realizes sound software license tracking and the 

availability of a comprehensive audit trail. These tools also result in 

an additional layer of validation to the Army regarding the regulating of 

Microsoft product licensing and the enforcement of CIO policy. 

Softmart assists in the distribution of the Army Golden Master for servers and 

desktops. This includes electronic software downloads, enhanced in 2007. 

In addition, Softmart also oversees the delivery of physical media and VLK’s. 

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INDEX: 

2008 CONTRACT VEHICLES GUIDE 

Hardware and Services Contracts 5 

ITES 2-Hardware 7 

ITES 2-Services 11 

Q&A with Micki LaForgia, PD CHESS 15 

FAQs on Consolidated Buy 18 

E-Mart 21 

Enterprise Software Initiatives 23 

Standards, Polices and Regulations 26

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ASCP is being renamed CHESS to refl ect 

the steadily expanding scope of the program 

since its inception in 1986. The Clinger- 

Cohen Act of 1996 drove the government 

to an astronomical increase in the use of 

commercial products, software and services, 

even for use by the tactical Army. CHESS 

is the Army’s primary source for all of those 

products and services, but many potential 

users only associated the program with 

computer hardware and were not taking 

advantage of the enterprise software and 

services agreements, with tremendous 

Micki LaForgia 

volume discounts, offered by CHESS. 

Project Director 

Army Computer Hardware, 

The operation and mission of ASCP will 

Enterprise Software and Solutions 

not change under the CHESS program, but 

will likely increase. CHESS’ mission is to 

support the Army’s warfi ghter network centric warfare objectives by developing, 

implementing, and managing information technology contracts that provide 

comprehensive hardware and software solutions with enterprise-focused support 

services within the Army Knowledge Enterprise. 

You can learn more about CHESS by visiting our booth at the Army’s LandWarNet 

Conference in Fort Lauderdale from 18 to 22 August. As the Army has scaled back 

spending on conferences to meet the more urgent needs of our warfi ghters, merging 

the former Army IT Conference with LandWarNet affords CHESS an opportunity to 

reach a much larger audience including attendees from the tactical and operational 

sides of the Army who may not be aware of our role in implementing the goals of 

the Army’s CIO/G-6. History has shown that when potential users learned about 

ASCP’s value, they generally chose ASCP contracts over other programs. I believe 

that will hold true as CHESS reaches the broader audience of LandWarNet. 

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HARDWARE AND SERVICES CONTRACTS 


CHESS’s hardware and services contracts offer a wide variety of IT products and services. 

Customers can opt to purchase individual pieces of equipment or a total solution that 

includes everything from site plans to installation and maintenance. Knowing which CHESS 

contract to use is key. 

IT products are available on both the Army Desktop and Mobile Computing-2 (ADMC-2) and 

the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-2 Hardware (ITES-2H) group of contracts. 

The scopes of ADMC-2 and ITES-2H are different, however. 

ADMC-2 is designed to provide commodity type purchases via nine contracts. Need to 

refresh your IT products? Purchase one, 1,000 or more desktop or notebook computers 

during the Consolidated Buy and take advantage of substantial discounts. ADMC-2 also 

provides monitors, printers and other peripherals. 

ITES-2H provides servers, storage, client and network solutions via six contracts. Need a 

new end-to-end hardware solution? ITES-2H contractors can propose total solutions that 

allow customers to obtain the servers, networking and computers needed to establish a 

new or expand an existing IT system. 

IT services are available through the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-2 Services 

(ITES-2S). Sixteen contract holders offer a variety of services by functional and subject matter 

experts, with task areas such as business process reengineering, information systems 

security, IT services, network support, systems operation and maintenance, program/ 

project management, and education/training. To provide customers a complete solution, 

task orders can include some IT products. 

ON-SITE TRAINING 

CHESS will visit your location and provide educational information in a classroom 

setting at no cost. The training is designed to assist organizations to comply with DoD 

and Army mandates by using CHESS contracts for purchasing commercial software, IT 

products and services. Topics include CHESS 101 Basics—an overview of the CHESS 

mission; contracting with CHESS—a look at the scope of CHESS’s hardware and 

services contracts; Consolidated Buy (CB)—how the CB process works; Enterprise 

Software Initiatives—software across the Army; and live demo of it e-mart—how to 

make the most of CHESS’s e-commerce tools. 

Training sessions can be tailored to meet your organization’s areas of 

interest. 

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HARDWARE & SERVICES

complex issues 

clear solutions 

In an environment where the only constant is change, 

the Army needs a partner who understands that 

today's challenges require more than yesterday's 

answers. 

Booz Allen Hamilton partners with the Army Small 

Computer Program and ITEC4 under the ITES-2S 

Contract to support Army enterprise infrastructure and 

infostructure goals with IT services worldwide. Under 

the ITES-2S Contract, Booz Allen delivers to the Army a 

range of IT services and solutions that support the IT 

systems life cycle from development to operations and 

maintenance. 

Integrating the full range of consulting capabilities, 

Booz Allen is the one firm that helps clients solve their 

toughest problems, working by their side to help them 

achieve their missions. Booz Allen is committed to 

delivering results that endure. 

To learn more about the ITES-2S Contract, contact 

the Booz Allen ITES-2S team at: 

Booz_Allen_ITES2S_PMO@bah.com. Or visit our 

Web site: http://ites-2s.bah.com. 

For more information about the firm and career 

opportunities, visit www.boozallen.com.


INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 

ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS-2 HARDWARE 

Competition for procuring compliant server, storage and networking hardware solutions 

is a main objective of the recently awarded Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-2 

Hardware (ITES-2H) program. Six highly capable contractors—Apptis, CDWG, Dell, GTSI, 

IBM and WWT—and their partners are available to satisfy all such user requirements, to 

include those that involve OEM- (original equipment manufacturer) specifi c solutions. The 

ITES-2H contracts provide multiple sources of major manufacturer products, of which a 

partial listing is displayed below: 

Multiple sources for OEM specifi c products and solutions under ITES-2H give customers 

the signifi cant advantage of a streamlined procurement process through the utilization of 

the programs’ suite of multiple agreements. Besides meeting competition requirements, 

this ensures that products and solutions being proposed and procured are compliant 

with DoD and Army standards, as well as subject to identical terms and conditions. 

Each of the six contracts under ITES-2H is structured with 9 catalog product areas. Each 

contract catalog contains minimum pricing discounts for specifi c OEM products. These 

catalogs are arranged as follows: 

Catalog I RISC/UNIX Servers 

Catalog II Intel/AMD Servers 

Catalog III Clients (workstations, thin clients, etc.) 

Catalog IV Storage 

Catalog V Networking Equipment (routers, hubs, switches, etc.) 

Catalog VI Network Printers 

Catalog VII Network Cabling, Connectors 

Catalog VIII Video Teleconference (VTC) 

Catalog IX Power Supplies 

APPTIS CDWG DELL GTSI IBM WWT 

3Com ■ ■ 

Allied Telesys ■ ■ ■ 

Cisco ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 

Dell ■ ■ 

D-Link ■ ■ 

EMC ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 

Enterasys ■ ■ 

Epson ■ ■ ■ 

Foundry ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 

Hitachi ■ ■ 

HP ■ ■ ■ 

IBM ■ ■ ■ ■ 

NetApp ■ ■ ■ 

Polycom ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 

Samsung ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 

Sun ■ ■ ■ ■ 


ITES 2-HARDWARE

ITES 2-HARDWARE 

PRODUCTS 

ANCILLARIES 

Army Desktop and Mobile Computing-2 (ADMC-2) 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0001 - Telos 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0002 - Dell 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0003 - CDW-G 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0004 - HP 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0005 - Integration Technologies Group 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0006 - Transource Computers 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0007 - Emtec 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0008 - MPC-G 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0009 - NCS Technologies 

Information Technology Enterprise Solution-2 Hardware (ITES-2H) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0006 - Dell (APC, Tripplite, others) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0007 - IBM (Compulink, Mohawk, Panduit/Ortronics, Corning, Chatsworth, APC) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0008 - GTSI (Extreme Net, Anixter, AccuTech, Belkin, APC, Tripplite, USPI, HP, Minuteman) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0009 - CDW-G (Blackbox, Tripplite, APC, others) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0010 - Apptis (CMB, Tripplite) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0011 - WWT (Graybar, Tripplite) 

DESKTOPS / WORKSTATIONS 


■ W91QUZ-06-D-0001 - Telos (HP, Compaq) 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0002 - Dell (Dell) 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0003 - CDW-G (IBM) 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0004 - HP (HP, Compaq) 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0005 - Integration Technologies Group (HP, Compaq) 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0006 - Transource Computers (Saguaro, Mirage) 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0007 - Emtec (HP, Compaq) 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0008 - MPC-G (MPC) 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0009 - NCS Technologies (NCS) 



■ W91QUZ-07-D-0007 - IBM (IBM, Lenovo) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0008 - GTSI (IBM, HP, Gateway, Acer, Sun) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0009 - CDW-G (HP, Lenovo, MPC, others) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0010 - Apptis (Dell, IBM) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0011 - WWT (HP) 

HANDHELD DEVICES 


■ W91QUZ-06-D-0003 - CDW-G 



■ W91QUZ-06-D-0007 - Emtec 

MONITORS 


■ W91QUZ-06-D-0001 - Telos 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0002 - Dell 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0003 - CDW-G 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0004 - HP 



■ W91QUZ-06-D-0007 - Emtec 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0008 - MPC-G 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0009 - NCS Technologies 

NETWORKING PRODUCTS 


■ W91QUZ-07-D-0006 - Dell (Force 10, Extreme, Foundry, 3Com, D-link, others) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0007 - IBM (Cisco, Foundry) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0008 - GTSI (HP, Alcatel, Foundry, Cisco, F5, 3Com, Enterasys, Nortel, Adtran, Allied Telesyn, Asante, D-link, 

Network Associates, RIM, Secure Computing Transition) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0009 - CDW-G (Cisco, Foundry, Enterasys, others) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0010 - Apptis (Cisco, Foundry, Allied Telesis, Carrier, Force10) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0011 - WWT (Cisco, HP, D Link, Allied Telesis, Foundry, Marconi, Brocade, Qlogic) 

NOTEBOOKS 


■ W91QUZ-06-D-0001 - Telos (HP, Compaq) 


■ W91QUZ-06-D-0003 - CDW-G (IBM) 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0004 - HP (HP, Compaq) 

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■ W91QUZ-06-D-0005 - Integration Technologies Group (HP, Compaq) 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0006 - Transource Computers (Roadrunner) 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0007 - Emtec (HP, Compaq) 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0008 - MPC-G (MPC) 


PRINTERS / DOCUMENT PROCESSORS 


■ W91QUZ-06-D-0001 - Telos (HP) 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0002 - Dell (Dell, Lexmark, Xerox) 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0003 - CDW-G (Lexmark, Okidata, Xerox) 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0004 - HP (HP) 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0005 - Integration Technologies Group (HP, Samsung) 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0006 - Transource Computers (HP) 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0007 - Emtec (HP, Lexmark, Samsung) 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0008 - MPC-G (HP) 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0009 - NCS Technologies (Lexmark, HP) 


■ W91QUZ-07-D-0006 - Dell (Dell, Lexmark, Kyocera, Xerox, others) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0007 - IBM (Lexmark) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0008 - GTSI (Lexmark, HP, Xerox, AMT, Brother, Canon, Epson, Kodak, OKI, Panasonic Samsung, Zebra) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0009 - CDW-G (Lexmark, HP, Xerox, Samsung, others) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0010 - Apptis (Lexmark, Dell, Kyocera, Xerox) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0011 - WWT (HP) 

RUGGEDIZED DEVICES 


■ W91QUZ-06-D-0001 - Telos (Itronix) 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0003 - CDW-G (Panasonic) 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0005 - Integration Technologies Group (Panasonic) 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0007 - Emtec (Panasonic) 


SERVERS 


■ W91QUZ-07-D-0006 - Dell (SGI, Dell) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0007 - IBM (IBM) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0008 - GTSI (HP, IBM, Sun, Gateway) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0009 - CDW-G (HP, Micron, others) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0010 - Apptis (Sun, Dell) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0011 - WWT (Sun, HP) 

STORAGE / NETWORK STORAGE 


■ W91QUZ-07-D-0006 - Dell (Dell, EMC) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0007 - IBM (IBM, Network Appliance/IBM) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0008 - GTSI (Foundry, Overland, DNF, HP, Sun, EMC, NetApp, Hitachi, Exabyte, Veritas/Symantec) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0009 - CDW-G (EMC, HP, Quantum, others) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0010 - Apptis (EMC, Dell, Network Appliances, Quantum) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0011 - WWT (HP, Sun, Hitachi, Core Data, EMC) 

THIN CLIENT 



■ W91QUZ-07-D-0007 - IBM (Neoware, Planar, IBM) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0008 - GTSI (Clearcube, Wyse, Sun, Samsung, Panasonic, Symbol, Fujitsu, Sony, HP, McData) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0009 - CDW-G (Clearcube, Wyse, HP) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0010 - Apptis (Dell, IBM) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0011 - WWT (Neoware, Samsung, HP) 

TELECONFERENCING 


■ W91QUZ-06-D-0003 - CDW-G (Polycom) 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0005 - Integration Technologies Group (Polycom) 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0006 - Transource Computers (Polycom) 

■ W91QUZ-06-D-0007 - Emtec (Polycom, Tandberg) 


■ W91QUZ-07-D-0006 - Dell (Polycom, others) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0007 - IBM (Polycom, Samsung) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0008 - GTSI (Polycom, Samsung, Canon, InFocus, Panasonic, Sony, Tandberg) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0009 - CDW-G (Polycom, others) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0010 - Apptis (Polycom, Epson, Samsung) 

■ W91QUZ-07-D-0011 - WWT (Polycom, Phillips, Sharp, Samsung, Epson) 



- denotes Small Business - denotes SmartBUY 

ITES 2-HARDWARE

ITES 2-HARDWARE 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS-2 HARDWARE 

ITES-2H product catalogs, along with related services for confi guration, integration, 

installation and warranty support, provide all that is required to satisfy IT solutions, 

including those that will involve server consolidation and thin client goals being instituted 

by CIO/G6. 

In addition, ITES-2H has been designated as Army’s source for its approved information 

assurance (IA) products. IA Approved Product List (IAAPL) items provide compliant IA 

solutions for securing Army networks, as required by Army Regulation (AR) 25-2. Like 

OEM specifi c requirements, competition for IA approved products is provided through 

the programs’ multiple contracts. 

ITES-2H program’s popularity with the IT user community is demonstrated by its $460 

million in customer transactions recorded through its fi rst eleven months of ordering. 

The program’s popularity continues to grow as customers become aware of its value in 

providing the products they need with the competition they desire. This awareness, and 

the fact that CHESS’s hardware and service program contracts are without fee, provides 

customers with the knowledge that maximum “bang for the buck” can be obtained for 

satisfying their requirements through the ITES-2H program. 


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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 

ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS-2 SERVICES 

The purpose of ITES-2S is to support the Army enterprise infrastructure and 

infostructure goals with a full range of innovative, world-class information technology 

support services and solutions at a reasonable price. It is essential that the ITES-2S 

solutions enhance Army net-operations/net-centric capabilities and holistically support 

the Army customers, with a goal of providing a common look and feel for Army applications 

at all levels of both the strategic and tactical Army enterprise. The solution must not 

only be in compliance with existing DoD and Department of Army standardization and 

interoperability policies, but should also strive to enhance Army capabilities by supporting 

implementation and partnering in the implementation of NETCOM’s Networthiness 

program. 

The ITES-2S scope includes a full range of services and solutions necessary for the 

Army to satisfy its support of Army net-centric goals with IT services worldwide. The 

scope includes the command, control, communications, computers and information 

management (C4IM) requirements as defi ned in Army Regulation 25-1 (AR 25-1). 

PRIMARY GOODS AND SERVICES 

ITES-2S solutions are categorized by task areas, which are subdivided into subtask 

areas to further defi ne the scope of the task areas. This list is not considered 

to be inclusive of all sub-tasks within each task area. Task areas include (but are not 

necessarily limited to): business process reengineering (BPR); information systems 

security; information assurance; information technology services; CAD/CAE/CAM; 

development; software/middleware development; enterprise design, integration and 

consolidation; education/training; program/project management; systems operation 

and maintenance; and network support. 

The ITES-2S program provides 16 ID/IQ contracts, which include a full range of IT services 

and solutions. The contracts are available to Army, DoD and other federal agencies. 

KEY POINTS OF INTEREST 

■ $20-billion performance-based ID/IQ 

■ Three-year base, with three two-year options 

■ No government usage fee 

■ Services contract, yet incidental hardware/software installation/integration included 

■ Minor construction allowable 

■ Decentralized task order execution 

■ Ordering open to Army, DoD and other federal agencies 

■ Period of performance: December 20, 2006, to December 19, 2015 

■ Labor Rates 

- Competitively established-fully burdened rates 

- Further discounted rates allowable for each task order (negotiable with vendor) 

CONTRACT TYPES INCLUDE: 

Firm fi xed price 

Time and materials 

Cost 


ITES 2-SERVICES

ITES 2-SERVICES 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS-2 SERVICES 

TASK AREAS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT NECESSARILY LIMITED TO, 

THE FOLLOWING SCOPE: 

■ BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING - business case analysis, gap analysis, 

risk management 

■ INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY - computer security incident response 

■ INFORMATION ASSURANCE - disaster recovery, continuity of operation, contingency 

planning, systems certifi cation & accreditation (DITSCAP), security architecture design 

■ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - biometrics, confi guration management, 

video teleconferencing, performance benchmarking 

■ ENTERPRISE DESIGN, INTEGRATION, AND CONSOLIDATION - information 

and knowledge engineering, market research & prototyping, integrated solutions 

management 

■ NETWORK SUPPORT - network and telecommunications infrastructure support, 

offi ce automation support, seat management/asset management 

■ SYSTEMS OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE - help-desk support, computer center 

tech support, legacy systems maintenance 

■ PROGRAM/PROJECT MANAGEMENT - IT policy and planning, change management, 

IT strategic planning 


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ITES-2S CONTRACTORS 

Contractor Contract # Vendor Helpline # 

Multimax W91QUZ-07-D-0001 703-885-1105 

https://www.multimax.com/ITES-2S/fi rst/default.asp 

Pragmatics W91QUZ-07-D-0002 703-761-4033 

https://ites-2s.pragmatics.com/ 

BAE Systems IT W91QUZ-07-D-0003 703-563-7618 

http://www.bae-it.na.baesystems.com/ites-2s 

NCI Information Systems W91QUZ-07-D-0004 703-707-6708 

http://www.nciinc.com/ites-2s/ 

Northrop Grumman IT W91QUZ-07-D-0005 703-883-8697 

http://ites2s.it.northropgrumman.com/kp2 

IBM W91QUZ-06-D-0010 803-432-3828 

http://www.ibm.com/easyaccess/ites2s 

QSS Group W91QUZ-06-D-0011 301-429-0337 

http://www.qssgroupinc.com/armyites2s.htm 

General Dynamics IT W91QUZ-06-D-0012 757-852-7369 

http://www.armyenterprisesolutions.com 

Electronics Data Systems (EDS) W91QUZ-06-D-0013 703-742-2583 

http://www.eds.com/ites2s 

Apptis W91QUZ-06-D-0014 703-821-8025 

http://www.Apptis.com/ITES-2S 

STG W91QUZ-06-D-0015 703-691-2480 

http://www.ites-2s.com 

SAIC W91QUZ-06-D-0016 703-676-8836 

Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems 

http://ites2s.saic.com 

W91QUZ-06-D-0017 703-916-7337 

http://ites.lmitweb.com 

Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) W91QUZ-06-D-0018 215-542-5413 

http://www.csc.com/ites-2s 

Booz Allen Hamilton W91QUZ-06-D-0019 703-917-2303 

http://ites-2s.bah.com 

CACI ISS W91QUZ-06-D-0020 703-647-4149 

http://www.ites2.com 


ITES 2-SERVICES

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PD, CHESS SOLUTIONS PROVIDER 

BUILDING A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR 

COMMERCIAL ACQUISITION 

What is your assessment of your offi ce’s 

consolidated buying approach so far? 

The Army’s Consolidated Buy (CB) approach has 

been incredibly successful as demonstrated by the 

increase in sales from 38,000 units on the fi rst CB 

in September 2005 to more than 125,000 units on 

“CB5” in September 2007. CHESS consolidated 

buys are unique in offering a balance between 

product choice and tremendous volume discounts 

versus a “winner take all” award to a single vendor. 

Customers are able to access the CHESS Website 

during the CB window (generally from six to eight 

weeks), view side-by-side comparisons of the 

models and price offerings of our nine vendors, and 

make the selection that meets their needs. Prior 

to implementing the CB, 90 percent of ASCP’s 

orders were for quantities of 10 or fewer items, so 

few customers benefi tted from volume discounting. 

With CB, every buyer gets the advantage of the 

volume discount and pays the same unit price 

whether ordering one computer or outfi tting an 

installation. We call that “no soldier left behind.” 

What can industry do to increase the 

effectiveness of the consolidated buying 

program? 

CHESS will continue the close collaboration with 

our industry partners established under ASCP and 

utilized in developing the CB process. CHESS 

Interview with Micki LaForgia, Project Director, CHESS 

product leaders engage in daily dialogue with their 

industry counterparts to ensure continuous process 

improvement in all our offerings. While competition 

among the nine vendors insures “state-of-the-shelf” 

offerings, interaction prior to even soliciting for 

those products insures our awareness of emerging 

technologies, market trends, and so on. 

What are your current plans for establishing 

a small business provision under the ITES 

program? 

The ITES program, Information Technology 

Enterprise Solutions, is in its second iteration for 

both hardware (2H) and services (2S), and includes 

small business vendors and stringent small 

business participation plans. While a few of the 

original awardees have graduated or been acquired 

by large businesses, there are no current plans to 

change the structure of either ITES-2H or ITES-2S. 

Why do you think a separate program for 

small business is needed? 

The Army has a long-standing commitment to the 

small business community and an opportunity to 

support that commitment arose when PD CHESS 

identifi ed areas not covered by the ITES scope of 

work. Those task areas will be solicited under an 

upcoming procurement expected to be awarded 

this fi scal year. 

You have negotiated enterprise licensing 

agreements with Microsoft and Oracle. 

Are you satisfi ed with the results, and do 

you plan to develop similar agreements 

with other major software companies? 

The Microsoft and Oracle Enterprise Software 

Agreements negotiated by ASCP and our 

contracting activity, ITEC4, have served as role 

models for other services and agencies. These 

agreements provide asset visibility to Army 


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Continued from pg. 15 

leadership and assist in standardizing and security 

parameters for Army desktops. 

As the Army’s “Software Product Manager,” CHESS 

is a member of the DoD Enterprise Software 

Initiative Working Group that establishes standards 

for awarding DoD’s enterprise agreements and 

is continuously seeking to improve the way in 

which those agreements are executed. Software 

maintenance is extremely expensive and competition 

is necessary to keep those products affordable for 

the Army. 

Are contract protests a major issue for 

your offi ce? Do you think changes are 

needed in this area? 

As a former competition advocate and task and 

delivery order ombudsman, I am a strong believer 

in the role that competition plays in insuring the 

integrity of the competitive process. Because 

protests can result in signifi cant delays in the 

execution of requirements, it is important that 

protests be limited to those occasions when 

the process, not the outcome, is unacceptable. 

To lessen that possibility, Director of Defense 

Procurement Shay Assad directed in January of 

this year that contracting offi cers engage with 

industry at all stages of the competitive process 

to insure predictable and reliable outcomes. 

Under new rules that take effect in May, contract 

holders will be able to protest task orders in excess 

of $10 million awarded against CHESS’ IDIQ 

contracts, so it is imperative that Mr. Assad’s call 

for communication in the competitive process be 

implemented. 

What are some of the other signifi cant 

initiatives from your offi ce that you would 

like readers to know more about? 

As of February 2008, CHESS began offering 

information assurance (IA) products through the 

ITES-2H contracts. In this era of increasing IA 

requirements, this change will provide signifi cant 

Interview with Micki LaForgia, Project Director, CHESS 

benefi ts to Army customers for these products. 

What are the most important goals for your 

offi ce in 2008? 

Requirements for commercial products and 

services are only expected to increase every year, 

so awarding ITS-SB, improving the CB process, 

increasing the availability of IA products on CHESS 

contracts, and negotiating new enterprise software 

agreements while managing daily operations, 

including preparation for the closure of Fort 

Monmouth in 2011, will keep us busy in 2008. 

What do you see as the most signifi cant 

achievements during your tenure? 

Leveraging the Army’s buying power to achieve 

$103 million in cost avoidance on the Consolidated 

Buys speaks for itself and is a testament to the 

employees of CHESS, some of whom have been 

with the program since it was established in 1986. 

They are responsible for ASCP, now CHESS, 

having always enjoyed a reputation for excellence 

among the G-6 and information management 

communities. I think we’ve made tremendous 

headway in the past few years in broadening that 

recognition to other areas of the Army, particularly 

users of COTS software, and to the contracting 

community which is ultimately responsible for 

determining the best value in buying goods and 

services. When I fi rst came to ASCP, I would get 

phone calls from organizations saying, “I heard we 

have to use ASCP. Can you come and brief us on 

your program?” Now those callers say “I heard 

you have great deals for the Army. Please come 

and brief us on how to use them.” 

CHESS adds tremendous value to the Army 

enterprise. Some of our soldiers are going to 

war with notebook computers, and the Army’s 

consolidated buy affords the opportunity to keep 

two soldiers on the network for every one supported 

by another program. We’re very proud to provide 

that capability for our warfi ghters. 


Q&A

CONSOLIDATED BUY 

ABC OF CONSOLIDATED BUY: 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 

Why do you hold a 

Consolidated Buy (CB)? 

The CB implements the 

Army CIO/G-6 goals of 

reducing costs for desktop 

and notebook computers 

and standardizing the Army 

commercial IT enterprise. 

What is CHESS’s 

Authority to hold a CB? 

Army Regulation (AR) 25-1 

designates CHESS as the 

Army’s “primary source” for 

commercial IT contracts. A 

CIO/G-6 policy memorandum 

dated 30Jul 2007 states that 

all desktop and notebook 

computers must be purchased 

through the ASCP CB 

program. 

How often is the CB held? 

CBs are held twice per year 

during the Feb-Mar and Aug- 

Sep timeframes. 

Who can buy from the 

CB? 

While the CB specifi cations 

are specifi cally written to meet 

Army requirements, all DoD 

and federal agencies can 

order from the CB. 

Who provides input into 

the CB Process? 

The fi rst step in developing a 

CB is to meet with industry 

to identify the state of 

technology. CHESS works 

closely with NETCOM to 

incorporate state-of-the shelf 

industry features that are in 

compliance with Army, DoD, 

and NETCOM standards. 

Recommendations from 

Army customers and lessons 

learned from previous CBs 

are incorporated into the 

succeeding buys. 

What is the CB Process? 

The CHESS process is fairly 

simple and has been refi ned 

with each successive CB. 

After determining the minimum 

specifi cations for each 

equipment category, CHESS’s 

designated contracting 

activity, the Army’s Information 

Technology E-Commerce 

and Commercial Contracting 

Center (ITEC-4) requests 

proposals from the nine 

vendors holding contracts 

under the Army Desktop and 

Mobile Computing-2 (ADMC- 

2) multiple award schedule 

contract. The vendors submit 

their CB proposals which 

are evaluated, and products 

and prices are posted to the 

CHESS Website. Customers 

can utilize the website to 

compare the CB products and 

make an award determination. 

Customers work with their 

local contracting offi ces to 

place their orders. Orders 

can also be placed on-line 

via the CHESS it e-mart 

or by ordering directly 

with the vendor using their 

Government Impac Card. 

Are there any exceptions 

to ordering from the CB? 


The CB is mandatory for 

desktop and notebook 

purchases. However, 

there are three authorized 

exceptions to using the CB: 

■ Mission critical 

requirements (between 

CB periods) 

■ Non-CB (unique) 

confi gurations 

■ OCONUS Host Country 

Agreements 

The CB is intended to 

satisfy the majority of Army 

requirements, however, some 

customers require a more 

robust or unique system and 

others require a lower-end 

system that is not offered 

on the CB. In addition 

customers may have an 

immediate requirement for a 

desktop or notebook outside 

the CB ordering period. 

What kinds of products 

are available on the CB? 

Two desktop confi gurations 

and two notebook 

confi gurations are available 

for customers to choose 

from. There are many options 

and upgrades available to the 

CB confi gurations in order to 

maximize customer choices. 

Flat panel displays ranging in 

size from 19 – 24 inches are 

also available. 

Who are the vendors 

and what manufacturer’s 

products are they offering? 

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There are nine vendors, CDW-G, 

Dell, Emtec, HP, ITG, MPC-G, 

NCS Technologies, Telos, and 

Transource Computers that 

offer products on the CB. The 

vendors offer products from 

Dell, HP, Lenovo, Micron, NCS 

Technologies, Panasonic, and 

Transource Computers. 

Are the products compliant 

with Army and DoD 

standards? 

All products offered on the CB 

meet the latest Army and DoD 

standards and compliances. 

(See related article). 

How do customers choose 

their CB products? 

Customers should go to the 

ASCP website, compare all 

vendor products and prices, and 

select the CB product that meets 

their requirements. 

How long does it take 

for CB products to be 

delivered? 

Vendors have a maximum of 

30 days to deliver products 

within CONUS and 35 days to 

deliver to OCONUS locations. 

Customers can modify their 

delivery terms to meet their 

individual requirements. 

What kind of warranty 

comes with the CB 

products? 

All desktops and notebooks 

have a standard 3-year 

warranty which customers 

may modify at their discretion. 

Desktop warranty is on-site and 

the notebook warranty varies 

by vendor. Other products 

are covered by the original 

equipment manufacturer’s 

warranty. 

What advantages does 

the CB provide to Army 

customers? 

■ Ordering from the CB 

provides Army customers 

a level of confi dence that 

all products are standards/ 

policy compliant 

■ The latest version of the 

Army Golden Master 

(AGM) is pre-loaded at the 

factory 

■ The CB provides 

customers a fl exible 

choice of products as 

compared to contracts 

that are awarded to only 

one vendor 

■ CB discounts are applied 

to all orders regardless 

of the quantity. Customers 

with small orders get the 

same discount as 

customers ordering large 

quantities. 

■ Using the CHESS website 

simplifi es customer 


CONSOLIDATED BUY

CONSOLIDATED BUY 

ABC OF CONSOLIDATED BUY 

Continued from pg. 19 

selections and the 

procurement process 

■ The CB process is in-line 

with the Army’s existing 

ordering processes and 

procedures (decentralized 

ordering) 

■ There is no CHESS fee 

associated with ordering 

from the CB 

Have you noticed any 

trends in the CB products 

that Army customers are 

purchasing? 

Each CB has seen increases 

in Army participation over 

each previous CB. Notebook 

sales have surpassed 

desktops since the fi rst CB 

CB BUSINESS REPORT 

TOTAL DESKTOP 

QUANTITY 

TOTAL NOTEBOOK 

QUANTITY 

TOTAL CB SALES 

($M) 

DISCOUNT FROM 

ADMC PRICING 

CB COST 

AVOIDANCE ($M) 

Monitors, HD Upgrades, separate 

in Aug-Sep 2006. The once 

popular 17” fl at panel display 

has been replaced with a 19” 

display. 

How much has the CBs 

saved the Army? 

ASCP has held fi ve CBs 

to date. The total cost 

avoidance from all fi ve CBs is 

$103.2M. The graphs show 

the desktop and notebook 

purchases from the CB and 

the sales and cost avoidance 

from CB1 to CB5. 

Where can I go to view 

CB products? 

The CHESS Website has 

complete information on the 

CB. Go to: https://ascp. 

army.mil and click on the CB 

icon on the home page for 

complete information of the 

CB. 

Who can I contact with 

questions regarding the 

CB? 

Linda Cook 

732.427.6596, 

DSN 987-6596 

Dawn Bare 

732.532.2201, 

DSN 992-2201 

Joan Pesanello 

732.427.6784, 

DSN 987-6784 

CB 1 CB 2 CB 3 CB 4 CB 5 All CBs 

Aug/Sep05 Feb/Mar06 Aug/Sep06 Feb/Mar07 Aug/Sep 07 

26,629 14,466 54,207 19,446 58,731 173,479 

11,439 5,481 35,203 28,580 66,679 147,382 

$28.9 $16.8 $78.7 $45.1 $104.5 $274.0 

23-33% 31-37% 20-40% 0-39% 4-49% 0-49% 

(ADMC-1) (ADMC-1) (ADMC-1) (ADMC-2) (ADMC-2) 

$11.7 $8.9 $31.4 $16.7 $34.7 


$103.2M 

WWW.MIT-KMI.COM


IT E-MART STREAMLINES PURCHASING 

it e-mart is CHESS’s e-commerce Website, which uses state-of-the-art technology 

to allow customers to quickly perform extensive market research, request quotes 

from vendors, order approval workfl ow, and place orders online. it e-mart streamlines 

purchasing procedures and is available 24/7 worldwide. With nearly 500,000 registered 

users, it e-mart offers an effi cient shopping process where customers quickly locate 

and compare products and services from multiple vendors, create shopping carts and 

effectively place orders. It’s no wonder it e-mart has nearly 400 new registered customers 

a day. 

CHESS has upgraded it e-mart with more enhanced features than ever before to assist 

customers with fulfi lling their commercial IT requirements. All the resourceful features 

offered on it e-mart v1.0, such as request for quote (RFQ), request for proposal (RFP), 

Microsoft request, waiver request, consolidated buy and software downloads, will still 

be there. 

it e-mart 2.0 will offer a site map so customers can effectively navigate the whole 

Website. An enhanced search capability will allow customers to search not only for 

commercial IT products, but also for resourceful documents located throughout the site. 

These new features will make acquiring commercial IT hardware, software and services 

less complicated. Other up-and-coming features are an Oracle license transfer process 

and customer self-service capability. The Oracle license transfer process will allow 

customers to transfer Oracle licenses between agencies online. This will give customers 

a cost-effective approach to fulfi ll their Oracle requirements. The customer self-service 

capability will allow customers to conveniently help themselves to highly personalized 

answers to their questions without having to place a phone call. 

it e-mart offers up-to-date information on all 53 CHESS IDIQ/ELA contracts along with 

DoD and Army enterprise software agreements. With nearly 100,000 RFQs easily sent 

to our vendors and 4,500 RFPs posted in one year to our IT industry service providers, 

it’s understandable why it e-mart is also known as the Army’s IT eCommerce site. Visit 

it e-mart and learn about all our products and services available at https://CHESS.army. 

mil. 


E-MART

TESTIMONIALS 

“ASCP came to our organization on Wednesday, 5 December 2007 and 

provided us briefi ngs on: 

a. ASCP 101 Basics - General overview of the ASCP Mission 

b. Hardware Contracts - Supporting Network Architectures 

c. Consolidated Buy of PCs and Notebooks 

d. Enterprise Software Initiative - Software Across the Army and an 

e. it e-mart live demo - Do It Online - The Easy Way 

These briefi ngs were very informative on all these subjects and were new to us and 

several other organizations located here on Redstone Arsenal. The ASCP website is easy 

to navigate and provides a great savings to those using the website to purchase their IT 

needs. I highly recommend everyone to use this website to request quotes and purchase 

both hardware and software using ASCP” 

Patrick D. Largent 

Information Management Offi cer / 

Information Assurance Manager 

Product Director, Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment 

“Thank you to the Project Leaders of ASCP for providing an on-site training session 

for APG. This interactive exercise was extremely benefi cial and provided valuable 

information for all our IT acquisitions. In fact, the training was so informative that a 2-day 

session is being planned for this summer. 

Thanks so much,” 

Connie Hoffman 

Directorate of Information Management 

Information Technology Management Division 

(410) 306-1344 

connie.hoffman@us.army.mil 

“Waiver process…excellent and fast service, thank you” 

– JD 

“This is a great tool. DOIM asks for license tracking and here it is. Finally we have a 

robust database and a simple procedure for getting systems operational. Thank you.” 

– NG 

“Thank you sincerely for the outstanding…efforts of your staff to make the Enterprise 

Agreement a reality. Your staff certainly engaged this project with vigor, enthusiasm and 

the highest professionalism. This is a huge success story in this time of limited resources 

and increased requirements supporting Transformation. We can’t thank you enough for 

your support!” 

– BG TV 

“We are very grateful for ASCP spending time with us and helping us sort out the whole 

process. It is always great to get a personal touch and put a face on the program and 

policies that have to be dealt with.” 

– MH 


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ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE INITIATIVE 

The Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) is a joint initiative designed to implement an 

enterprise software management process within DoD. All commercial software purchases 

within the Army, regardless of the dollar amount or payment method, must be made via 

an enterprise software agreement (ESA), or the acquiring agent must obtain an exception 

waiver from ESI per DFARS Subpart 208.74 and a May 19, 2005, memo from the Offi ce 

of the Assistant Secretary of the Army. The majority of ESAs are blanket purchase 

agreements (BPAs) negotiated by the DoD ESI team with software vendors for DoD, and 

often for the GSA SmartBUY program as well. 

By pooling software requirements and presenting a single negotiating position to leading 

software vendors, ESI provides pricing advantages not otherwise available to individual 

services and agencies. The ESA’s also provide terms and conditions (T&Cs) that are 

advantageous to DoD. T&Cs of the ESAs include transferability rights, in-time-of-confl ict 

clauses, which allow software to be utilized for a period of time in a combat area without 

cost, and asset visibility provided through vendor reports. 

The CIO/G-6 appointed CHESS as the Army’s Software Product Manager (SPM). In 

this capacity, CHESS has the responsibility for managing the negotiation of ESAs with 

vendors within specifi c technical product areas and coordinating with other members of 

DoD and SmartBUY ESI Working Group. CIO/G-6 delegated waiver authority to CHESS 

if an ESA cannot meet an acquiring agent’s software requirements. 

If an Army organization anticipates enterprise-level purchases of commercial-off-theshelf 

(COTS) software, early notifi cation to the Army SPM will facilitate award of an ESA 

in time to meet the Army requirement. 


SOFTWARE

SOFTWARE 

ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE INITIATIVE 

ARMY ENTERPRISE LICENSE AGREEMENT (ELA) SOFTWARE 

A. Microsoft Army ELA: The Army has invested in Microsoft at an enterprise level. It is 

mandatory that Army customers purchase Microsoft software from the Army 

agreement. The Microsoft ordering process is centralized and requires approval 

from Army levels (DOIM, MACOM, NETCOM and RCIOs). The ordering process 

begins on the CHESS Website. 

B. Oracle Army ELA: The Army has invested in Oracle database licenses at an 

enterprise level. All Army requirements for Oracle database licenses must be met 

through the Mythics Oracle SmartBUY agreement. Ordering information and 

instructions are located on the CHESS Website. 

C. The Army and DoD have invested in several ESI agreements which include taking 

an inventory license position. If an organization requires one of these products 

or which DoD and/or Army own inventory, it is mandatory to procure them from 

the inventory. Items currently in inventory include Oracle, Sybase, Citrix and 

Computer Associates products. A complete list of the inventory software is located 

in the CHESS Website. 

TRANSFERABILITY OF SOFTWARE 

Many of the DoD ESI agreements allow for some form of transferability between Army and 

DoD organizations, or in some cases with the federal SmartBUY agreements between any 

federal agencies. To facilitate this process, CHESS has established a software exchange 

page on its Website where Army and DoD entities can post notices of excess licenses. 

Oracle and Microsoft are two examples. There is also a required software section wh 

ere organizations may post their requirements for software. The software exchange 

provides signifi cant cost avoidance for organizations, as they will only be paying for the 

maintenance not the cost of the licenses. 

A complete listing of ESAs, points of contact and polices appears on the CHESS 

Website. 


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ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE AGREEMENTS 

DATABASE MANAGEMENT TOOLS 

Database Enterprise Agreement Licenses-Oracle (DEAL-O) 

■ W91QUZ-07-A-0001 - Oracle 

■ W91QUZ-06-A-0002 - DLT Solutions 

■ W91QUZ-06-A-0003 - Mythics 

■ Software products, services, maintenance, training and 

a special solutions CLIN for deeper discounts off GSA. 

Database Enterprise Agreement Licenses-Sybase (DEAL-S) 

■ DAAB15-99-A-1003 - Sybase 

■ Sybase database software licenses, software 

maintenance support, training and consulting services 

ENTERPRISE LICENSE AGREEMENT (ELA) 

DoD Microsoft (MS) ELA 

■ N00104-02-A-ZE84 - Softmart 

ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE TOOLS 

IBM Software Products 

■ DABL01-03-A-1006 - immixTechnology 

■ IBM Rational, DB2 (including Informix), Tivoli, 

Websphere and Lotus brands and maintenance 

support 

ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT 

CA Enterprise Management Software-2 (C-EMS2) 

■ W91QUZ-04-A-0002 - Computer Associates 

■ CA Enterprise Management Software, software 

maintenance support, training and professional 

services. Includes BPwin/ERwin 

CITRIX 

■ W91QUZ-04-A-0001 - Citrix Systems 

■ Offers Citrix Metaframe XP Presentation Server License XPs 

(standard); Xpa (advanced); & Xpe (enterprise). Also Citrix 

Metaframe Secure Access Manager products, Password 

Manager products; maintenance services, Preferred Support 

services; and consulting services. Special Solutions CLIN 

also available for deeper discounts 

MS Premier Support-1 (MPS-1) 

■ DAAB15-02-D-1002 - MS 

■ Offers MS Premier Support Services 

NETIQ 

■ W91QUZ-04-A-0003 - NetIQ 

■ Offers NetIQ software products, maintenance and services 

(NetIQ products are used for all phases of management 

of information system infrastructure). Special Solutions CLIN 

also available for deeper discounts. 

ProSight Portfolio Management 

■ W91QUZ-05-A-0014 - ProSight 

Offers portfolio management software, maintenance, 

training and installation 

Quest Software 

■ W91QUZ-05-A-0023 - Quest 

■ Quest Software Licenses, maintenance and services/ 

training for Enterprise Management 


DLT Solutions (Quest) 


■ Discount range for software is from 3 percent to 48 percent 

off GSA. For maintenance and services/training for 

enterprise management 

INFORMATION ASSURANCE 

Webfi ltering – Patriot Technologies 

■ BPA W91QUZ-06-A-0005 - Patriot Technologies 

■ Products include Websense 

■ Open to Army and Army contractors 

Webfi ltering - SMS 

■ BPA W91QUZ-06-A-0006 - SMS 

■ Products include Bluecoat and Smartfi lter 

■ Open to Army and Army contractors 

NO COST TO ARMY SOFTWARE 

Open to Army and Army Contractors 

PureEdge Agreement 

■ NBC00H-03-A-0011 - EIM, Inc. 

■ Offers PureEdge 8x Viewer and Designer kit 

Ghost 

■ Imaging Software 

■ Distributed with AGM/CHESS 

Tumbleweed 

■ Offers PKI Validation 

■ Distributed with AGM 

Middleware (CAC) 

■ Middleware Software – Actividentity 

■ Home use authorized 

■ Distributed with AGM 

OFFICE SOFTWARE 

WinZip 

■ W91QUZ-04-D-0010 - Eyak Technology 

■ This is a designated SmartBUY Contract. Offers WinZip 

10.0 for $0.45 per license. A minimum purchase 

order quantity of 1,250 is required via delivery 

order, and credit card orders must be a minimum 

of $500. Army customers see Website for 

inventory information. 

SOFTWARE ASSET MANAGEMENT 

Upgrades and Maintenance are available, 

Products are 1 percent to 67 percent off GSA 

Belmanage Software 

■ W91QUZ-07-A-005 

BMC Software 

- Belarc 

■ W91QUZ-07-A-006 - BMC Software 

Opsware Software 

■ W91QUZ-07-A-0004 

BigFix Software 

- Carahsoft 

■ W91QUZ-07-A-0003 

BDNA Software 

- Patriot Technologies 



- denotes Small Business - denotes SmartBUY 

SOFTWARE

REGULATIONS 

STANDARDS, POLICIES AND REGULATIONS 

The Army’s effort to develop a joint net-centric information enterprise requires the use of a rapid 

development and acquisition process that leverages commercial-off-the-shelf technologies. 

This challenge is compounded by the quick pace of IT change and the requirement that systems 

provide joint, interagency and multinational capabilities. CHESS addresses these challenges 

by providing IT products that promote interoperability—the ability of two or more networks, 

systems, devices, applications or components to exchange information between them and to 

use the information so exchanged. For the Army, information exchange means making the data 

visible, accessible, understandable, trusted and interoperable to the user needs. 

A variety of commercial standards, policies and regulations are used to help achieve this high 

level of interoperability, with additional benefi ts such as: 

- Reduce development time 

- Promote sound engineering practices 

- Provide common approaches with interchangeable components 

- Lower installation and startup costs 

- Reduce need to maintain large inventories 

- Promote vendor neutrality, which increases competition, lowers total costs 

and increases returns on investment. 


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The following items are some of the standards, polices and regulations used by CHESS to promote interoperability. 

ARMY ENTERPRISE STANDARDIZATION 

■ Army Enterprise Desktop Software Standardization (TECHCON 2003-005d), July 23, 2007 

https://CHESS.monmouth.army.mil/scp/downloads/standardspolicy_fi les/TA 2003-005d Army Enterprise Desktop Standardization.pdf 

■ Enterprise Software Agreements, December 2, 2002 

https://CHESS.monmouth.army.mil/scp/downloads/standardspolicy_fi les/Army_policy_letter_on_DFAR.pdf 

■ DA Information Technology Acquisition and Procurement Policy, June 12, 2007. 

https://CHESS.monmouth.army.mil/scp/downloads/standardspolicy_fi les/ITProcurementMemoSigned.pdf 

ARMY KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT 

■ Army Knowledge Management and Information Technology Management (AR25-1), June 30, 2004 

http://www.usapa.army.mil/pdffi les/r25_1.pdf 

DICAP AND NETWORTHINESS 

■ Networthiness COTS/GOTS Checklist, August 21, 2007 

https://www.us.army.mil/suite/doc/9134469 (Requires AKO Login). 

■ Certifi cation and Accreditation Requirements for DIACAP, June 22, 2006. 

https://www.us.army.mil/suite/doc/8052489 

■ Interim DoD Information Assurance Certifi cation and Accreditation Process (DIACAP), July 6, 2006 

http://www.diacap.net/images/Interim_DOD_C_A_Guidance_July_6_2006_Final.pdf 

DoD INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS REGISTRY 

■ DoD Information Technology Standards Registry Baseline Release 05-2.0, September 6, 2005 

https://disronline.disa.mil/a/DISR/docs/PromulgMemo_DISR_05-20.pdf 

■ DoD Information Technology Standards Registry 

(note: access to the DISR requires registration/login to the DISA DISRonline Website). 

https://disronline.disa.mil/a/DISR/Search_registry.jsp—Website link to search registry 

https://disronline.disa.mil/a/DISR/DISR_archives.jsp—Website link to archived documents. 

INFORMATION ASSURANCE—ARMY AND DoD POLICY 

■ Information Assurance (AR 25-2) 

http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffi les/r25_2.pdf 

INFORMATION ASSURANCE—NIST POLICY AND GUIDELINES 

■ National Information Assurance Acquisition Policy, August 6, 2002 

https://CHESS.monmouth.army.mil/scp/downloads/standardspolicy_fi les/NSTISSP_Guidance.pdf 

■ National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security (NSTISSP) Policy No. 11. 

Fact sheet for NSTISSP No. 11 is http://www.cnss.gov/Assets/pdf/nstissp_11_fs.pdf 

FAQs site for NSTISSP No. 11 is http://niap.nist.gov/cc-scheme/nstissp-faqs.html 

■ Common Criteria. 

http://www.commoncriteriaportal.org/ 

■ Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems, February 2005. 

http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-53/SP800-53.pdf 

❒ Annex 1: Consolidated Security Controls-Low Baseline (pdf) 

❒ Annex 2: Consolidated Security Controls-Moderate Baseline (pdf) 

❒ Annex 3: Consolidated Security Controls-High Baseline (pdf) 

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 

■ Department of Defense Global Information Grid Architecture Architectural Vision, June 2007 

http://www.defenselink.mil/cio-nii/docs/GIGArchVision.pdf 

IINTERNET PROTOCOL VERSION 6 (IPV6) 

■ Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6), June 9, 2003 (requires AKO login). 

https://aaic.army.mil/uploads/docs/ASD_NII_IPv6%20Memo.pdf 

■ Army Implementation of DoD Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Mandate, November 5, 2003 (requires AKO login). 

https://aaic.army.mil/uploads/docs/Army%20IPv6%20Initial%20Guidance.tif 



REGULATIONS

REGULATIONS 

■ Additional Guidance on IPv6-FY08 Goal, April 1, 2004 (requires AKO login). 

https://aaic.army.mil/uploads/docs/Additional%20Guidance%20Memo.pdf 

■ IPv6 Register-JITC 

http://jitc.fhu.disa.mil/adv_ip/register/register.html 

SMART CARDS 

■ Army Card Reader Specifi cation 10_17_05 CACPKI (Final) 

https://CHESS.monmouth.army.mil/scp/downloads/standardspolicy_fi les/Army_CAC_PKI_Program.pdf 

■ Government Smart Card Interoperability Specifi cation, Version 2.1, July 16, 2003 

http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistir/nistir-6887.pdf 

RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) 

■ Radio Frequency Identifi cation (RFID) Policy, July 30, 2004 

http://www.acq.osd.mil/log/rfi d/Policy/RFID%20Policy%2007-30-2004.pdf 

■ Department of Defense Standard Practice—Military Marking for Shipment and Storage (MIL STD 129-P), October 29, 2004 

WIRELESS 

http://www.acq.osd.mil/log/rfi d/MIL-STD-129P-chg3-29Oct04%20(2).pdf 

■ Use of Commercial Wireless Devices, Services, and Technologies in the Department of Defense Global Information Grid 

(DoD Directive 8100.2), April 14, 2004 

http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/html/810002.htm 

■ Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules (FIPS PUB 140-2), December 3, 2002 

http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fi ps/fi ps140-2/fi ps1402.pdf 

■ Wireless—Security Technical Implementation Guide (Version 5.0, Release 1), February 20, 2007 

http://iase.disa.mil/stigs/stig/wireless-stig-v5r1-fi nal20feb07.pdf 

■ Army Wireless Best Business Practices-NETCOM Wireless Security Standards, Version 2.0 (04-EC-M-0003), June 15, 2007 

(requires AKO login). https://informationassurance.us.army.mil/bbp/bbp_wireless_fi nal.pdf 

SECTION 508 

■ Section 508. 

http://www.section508.gov 

■ Section 508—Electronic and Information Technology, December 21, 2000. 

http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/508/508law.pdf 

■ Desktop and Portable Computer (1194.26), August 1, 2001 

http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/guide/1194.26.htm 

EPEAT AND ENERGY STAR 

■ Executive Order 13423—Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management, January 24, 2007 

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/07-374.pdf 

■ Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) and the Federal Electronics Challenge 

http://www.epeat.net/ http://www.federalelectronicschallenge.net/ 

■ EPA Energy Star 

http://www.energystar.gov/ 

■ Energy Star—Computers (Version 4.0), effective July 20, 2007 

http://www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/prod_development/revisions/downloads/computer/Computer_Spec_Final.pdf 

OTHER REGULATORY AND COMMERCIAL REQUIREMENTS 

■ Distributed Management Task Force Desktop Management Interface (DMI Version 2.0.1s) 

http://www.dmtf.org/standards/documents/DMI/DSP0005.pdf 

■ Trusted Platform Module (TPM v1.2) 

https://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/home 

■ FCC Part 15 Class B 

http://www.fcc.gov/oet/info/rules/part15/part15-5-4-07.pdf 


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